2025 Phoenix CIO Community Inner Circle

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Collaborate with your peers

Join Phoenix's top CIOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today:

Modernizing The IT Operating Model to Enable Business Agility

Connecting Investments to Business Outcomes Through Strategic Alignment

Building Resilient Cybersecurity Ecosystems for Sustainable Growth

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Gary Desai

Discount Tire
CIO

Ed Dzadovsky

Circle K
EVP, CTO

Raghu Santanam Ph.D.

Arizona State University
Sr Associate Dean, Information Systems - W. P. Carey School of Business

J.R. Sloan

State of Arizona
State CIO

Agenda

December 10, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm Discussion Topics

Discussion Topics

Details coming soon.

6:30pm - 7:00pm Networking Break

7:00pm - 8:00pm Summary Discussion & Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm Social Hour

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Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.

Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.

Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.

Community Member Criteria

To ensure peer connections and conversations at the highest level, members must meet the following criteria:

- C-level or senior most executive for respective function

- Organization revenue of $500M+

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Culinary Dropout Scottsdale Quarter

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For inquiries related to this community, please reach out to your dedicated contact.

Caroline Wharton

Community Program Manager

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